...nothing on earth can stop man from feeling himself born for liberty. Never, whatever may happen, can he accept servitude; for he is a thinking creature.

For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation.

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.

Two forces rule the universe: light and gravity.

Those who keep the masses of men in subjection by exercising force and cruelty deprive them at once of two vital foods, liberty and obedience; for it is no longer within the power of such masses to accord their inner consent to the authority to which they are subjected. Those who encourage a state of things in which the hope of gain is the principle motive take away from men their obedience, for consent which is its essence is not something which can be sold.

The world needs saints who have genius, just as a plague-stricken town needs doctors.